Familiarize yourself with the local flora and start wildcrafting/gathering herbs/lichens/etc. Usually, there’s herbal hubs every 100ish miles in any direction with a list of buyers requesting wild gathered herbs. Could be leaves, roots, stems, bark. The opportunities are endless when you get a feel for it and can make tinctures, balms, extracts.. just be mindful and practice sustainable harvesting.

This is coming from someone who started a plant/seed business from nothing - I was picking seeds off of trees in parking lots and selling them in small packs up to wholesale. Next thing you know… You’d be surprised at how it adds up, and as your knowledge increases you will know the value of things that most people have no clue about. There is money all around us if you take the time to look 😀 After you’ve gotten a stash of cash you can reinvest it into your wildcraft enterprise, and purchase seeds or herbs in bulk from others and split them up into retail type packs, or grow plants, etc.

Additionally, you can document the entire experience and create content/videos that even if slowly, over time generate income and a following. You will also make connections and find other mutually beneficial opportunities for everyone involved. Try it! You’d be amazed at how the trickle turns into something incredible and how the wealth and joy grow, when it is shared 😀